TW201227349A - Interface and system for manipulating thumbnails of live windows in a window manage - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an interface, system, or method for displaying a window on a display in which a thumbnail corresponding to an application window is capable of being modified based on modifications in the application window. The modifications of the thumbnail may be accomplished in real-time. Also, the present invention provides an interface, system, and method for displaying a window or a thumbnail on a display in which a Desktop Window Manager (DWM) registers a source window and a destination window and/or may update or modify a thumbnail associated with the source window. Special effects may be applied to the thumbnail. The present invention further provides a method for registering and/or modifying a thumbnail and its properties or maintaining a list of thumbnail registrations.

Description

201227349 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a thumbnail of a window, and more particularly to an interface and system for operating a thumbnail in a window manager. [Prior Art] The computer system displays a number of windows for the user to input data, use the software, or enable the program. If more than one application is executed at the same time, many of the viewings can be displayed on the computer monitor. ± Each window corresponds to an application. Any application can have multiple windows. For example, if you use = to enter text in the program, and also work in the spreadsheet program, you may open two windows on the display. One of the windows is the document processing application window, and the second window is the spreadsheet window. If the user additionally watches the video on the media player application, there will be an additional window corresponding to the media player application. As the number of enabled applications increases, the number of windows displayed on the computer display also increases. Users who use multiple applications at the same time often face a lot of visuals on the display, causing messy desktops that can be confusing and disappointing with cluttered displays. For example, there are many overlapping windows on the display that let the user find the desired window every time when the user wants to complete the work in different applications. To alleviate this problem, the user can minimize or completely exit the application to reduce clutter (and the number of windows on the display). However, if the window has been minimized, the user will no longer have immediate access to the corresponding application. If an action needs to be taken within a particular application whose window has been minimized, the user must first find the desired window and open the desired window after finding the window. This process is quite time consuming. Similarly, if the user completely quits the application to clear the 201227349 mess of the desktop, the application can no longer be enabled. In this case, the user must restart the application to complete the desired work, which will waste more time. In addition, if the application executes - an ongoing function, the function will be lost while the application is not enabled. Usually 'when the application window is minimized, the taskbar button will appear on the taskbar, indicating that the application is currently enabled. Although the red button can indicate that the application is enabled, the work order button usually has only the icon or name of the application. Without additional information, the user must open the window to view the contents of the window. However, opening and closing the window is only to check the contents of the window (for example, to determine the subjectivity of the window), which will waste time and effort, resulting in loss of efficiency and productivity. This problem is exacerbated when the number of applications enabled and the number of windows increase, as the user has to open and close the window to find the desired window. As such, there is a need in the industry for a system and method for providing convenient program access to use a window or application thumbnail and to represent thumbnails in a manner that is flexible in the display of thumbnail and thumbnail content. In addition, the industry = a programming interface and method for implementing the programming interface to effectively manage and implement application windows and thumbnails, and to flexibly represent the window and thumbnail. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Aspects of the present invention provide an interface, system, or method for displaying a window on a display to process one or more of the above topics. Here, & provides a dynamic thumbnail corresponding to the -app window, and the changes in the content in the application window will be reflected in the corresponding dynamic thumbnail. The modification of I in the application window can be immediately reflected in the dynamic thumbnail of Xiao Ying 201227349 [Embodiment] The book of the month is for the reader to read. These chapters include: Introduction, General Purpose Computer Environment, and Thumbnails. It has been noted that many of the connections between the elements are disclosed in the following description. It has been noted that these connections are generally direct or indirect, unless otherwise specified, and are not limited in this specification. Introduction A. Static Thumbnails In one mode, thumbnails can be associated with the application. With thumbnails, you can display a small version of the application window, pointing out the original content of the application window, and letting the user recognize the approximate content of the window. However, these thumbnails may not provide updated application window content. Thus, if the application window has been modified, the thumbnail will be out of date and will not provide the correct image of the actual content of the application window. In this way, it is difficult for the user to correctly identify the desired application window without opening the application window itself. In addition, thumbnails lack the flexibility to display content, placement, size, and/or effects. The thumbnail of the collocation window provides a static image of the original content of the application window. However, not only does the content remain static and may be outdated, but the characteristics and configuration of the thumbnails may have been predetermined and cannot be changed according to the user's needs at any known time. The software layer of the computer operation system is responsible for managing the user interface object #, such as shrinking and providing user interface services to the software application 201227349. This software layer can be called "Desktop Wind〇w Manager (DWM)". The desktop logic manager (DWM)'s rendering logic, input event routing, and application programming interface (Αρι) are aggregated to implement user interface policies that define the overall user experience of the operating system in turn. When rendering a desktop, DWM typically handles face-to-face updates, such as window movements, by directly coordinating the rendering on the display surface. Therefore, if you close or remove overlapping windows, you must redraw the newly displayed lower window or desktop. This process is quite slow and requires considerable time and resources. In addition, when a window is drawn directly at a particular location and within a particular configuration that is normally completed on the display, the corresponding window image will be located at that particular location and configuration. Modifying the position or configuration of the window requires a lot of waste of resources to redraw the image. B. Dynamic Thumbnails In other aspects of the present invention, an interface, system, and method are provided for displaying thumbnails on a display, wherein a desktop window manager (DWM) provides an application for logging into a source window and a destination window Program programming interface (API). In this example, the destination window is a window in which thumbnails can be rendered. The thumbnail presented within the destination window may represent at least a portion of the corresponding source window. Thus, by providing at least a portion of the source window that is drawn to at least a portion of the destination view, the thumbnail can represent the association between the source window and the destination window. The DWM can receive a window code (HWND) corresponding to the source window and an HWND corresponding to the destination window. The application can additionally receive a code that renders a thumbnail login corresponding to the source window. 201227349 In other aspects of the invention, an interface, system, and method are provided for displaying a thumbnail without being displayed, wherein the desktop window manager updates or modifies a thumbnail of the corresponding source window. In this example, the DWM can receive data of the size of the destination window, the source window area drawn into the destination window, the opacity of the thumbnail, the visibility of the thumbnail, the special effects of the thumbnail, and the like. A further aspect of the present invention further provides a dynamic thumbnail image, comprising: outputting an application programming interface to log in a thumbnail code, maintaining a thumbnail registration β early, drawing a thumbnail according to a source window, or a destination window, wherein the source view® It can be used for application windows, thumbnail update features, and removal of login dynamic thumbnails. In addition, the Modify Source window will be processed automatically to produce the corresponding changes in the destination window. It has been noted that many of the connections between the elements are disclosed in the following description. It is noted that these connections are generally direct or indirect unless otherwise specified and are not limited in this specification. Aspects of the present invention provide an application programming interface (ΑΡΙ), system, and method for controlling the display of a display element, such as a representation of a window or other window, such as a thumbnail on a display. In one embodiment of the invention, another version of the application window is similar to the reduced version of the application' and is displayed on the display. The reduced version of the application window can be displayed in a different location on the display, which is different from the original application window. In addition, the original application window can be minimized so that the original application window is not displayed, and the reduced version of the application window is displayed on the display. In addition, the reduced version of the application window 8 201227349 is as follows when there is extra space on the display. When the other version of the application window can be reduced for the illustrated application window, we have noticed that the application window can be larger than the original application window or any other size depending on the user's needs. For example, another version of the application window can be a thumbnail of the application window. The thumbnail is usually a small image or a larger graphic representation, or a larger image, corresponding to the application window. Thumbnails can also represent the source * the association between the chimneys, the source or content of the thumbnails, and the destination window that can be the flesh, where the thumbnails provide content from the source window. Thumbnails provide the advantage of displaying many windows in a traditional format, but using minimal space on the display. In addition, thumbnails make it easier to select and arrange images and windows. In other aspects of the invention, thumbnails or additional versions of the application window may be displayed on the display as needed. For example, stopping the cursor on the taskbar button will evoke a thumbnail of the application window. In one example, the thumbnail is a dynamic thumbnail and can be modified as the original application window is modified. For example, changes to the application window are reflected in the dynamic thumbnail corresponding to the application window. For example, such a change can be immediately reflected in the dynamic thumbnail. In other aspects of the invention, the thumbnail or dynamic thumbnail can be arranged in other windows or destination windows. For example, multiple dynamic thumbnails from different applications can be included in the destination window so that the destination window displays thumbnails from each of the different applications. In addition, any dynamic thumbnail displayed in the destination window can reflect the current corresponding application window. 9 201227349 I In addition, the thumbnail can be displayed in other thumbnails or thumbnails can be concatenated, so the 'thumbnail can be displayed In the second thumbnail, the second thumbnail can be displayed in the third thumbnail and so on. * Still in other aspects of the invention, a system and method for preparing a faceted exterior window is provided. Money can be achieved by synthesizing windows on the surface, thus saving computer resources. In addition, the preparation of the off-screen window and the visualization on the face can be used to enable the thumbnail functionality described in the present invention. General Purpose Computing Environment The first diagram illustrates an example of a suitable computing system environment on which the present invention may be implemented. The computing system environment (10) is only one example of a suitable computing environment and is not intended to limit the scope of use or functionality of the present invention. Nor can the computing environment be interpreted as having any dependencies, or requirements related to any of the components or combinations of components described in the example operating environment (10). The invention can be operated with many other general purpose or special purpose computing system mounts or configurations. The present invention is well known to be applicable to computing systems, environments, and/or configuration examples, but is not limited to personal computers, server power

Brain, hand-held or laptop devices, multi-I-thinking systems, microprocessor-based systems, programmable consumers, early electronic devices, network PCs, mini-computers, and more. 3 w彡 System or distributed computing environment of the device Please refer to Figure 1A for the implementation of this document. The description of the system contains the general purpose of the computer 110. The components of computer Η 0 may include, but are not limited to, one processing unit 12, _ system memory 1 3 〇 10 201227349, and a system bus 121 that can couple many system components including system memory to processing unit 120. The system bus 121 can be a variety of bus structures, including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a number of bus architectures. By way of example and not limitation, this architecture includes industry standard architecture bus, micro channel architecture (MCA) bus, enhanced ISA (eisa) bus, video electronic standards association (VESA) native bus and peripheral components. Interconnect (PCI) bus, known as the Mezzanine bus. Computer 110 typically includes a number of computer readable media, computer readable media containing volatile and non-volatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example, but not limitation, computer readable media may include computer storage media and communication media, and include, but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPR〇M, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical disc storage, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage device, or any other media that can be used to store the desired information and be accessible by computer 11. The communication medium is generally a computer readable command, a data structure, a program mode or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave or other transmission mechanism, and includes #何信息传送(4). The term "transformation data signal" means an apostrophe that has one or more feature sets or is altered by means of intra-coded information. By way of example and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as wired networks or direct wired connections, and wireless media such as audio θ, RF, infrared, and other wireless media. Any combination of the above media should also be included in computer readable media

II in the field of 201227349. System memory 130 includes computer storage media in the form of volatile and/or non-volatile memory, such as read only memory (R〇M) i 3 and random access memory (ram) 132. The basic input/output system 133 (BI〇s) contains basic routines that facilitate the transfer of information between components within the computer 110 (e.g., upon startup), which are typically stored in the ROM 131. RAM 132 typically includes data and/or programming modules that are immediately accessible or operationally presented on processing unit 120. By way of example and not limitation, FIG. 1 illustrates an operating system 134, an application 135, other program modules 136, and program data 137. Computer 11 0 may also include other removable/non-removable, volatile/non-volatile computer storage media. By way of example, FIG. 1 illustrates a hard disk drive 14 that reads or writes non-removable, non-volatile magnetic media, a disk drive 151 that reads or writes removable, non-volatile disks 152, and reads. A removable, non-volatile optical disc 156, such as a CD_R〇M or other optical media disc drive 155, is taken or written. Other removable/non-removable, volatile/non-volatile computer storage media that can be used in the sample operating environment include, but are not limited to, tape, flash memory card, digital versatile disc, digital video tape, solid state RAM , solid state R0M and so on. The hard disk drive 141 is generally connected to the system muscle row 121 through a non-removable memory interface such as the interface 140, and the disk drive 151 and the optical disk drive 1" generally pass through the image; When the body interface is connected to the system bus η ^ and the disk drive (disc) described in Figure 1A and the accompanying computer storage media provide computer readable commands, data link 12 201227349 structure, program module Or other computer! 1) Storage of data. For example, in Figure A, the hard disk drive 141 is used to store the operating system 144, the application program M5, the other program modules 146, and the program data 147. Please note that these components can be used with The operating system 134, the application program 135, the other program modules 136 and the program data 丨3 7 are the same or different. Here, the operating system 144, the application program 145, the other program modules 146, and the program data are given different numbers to illustrate At least these are different versions. The user can input commands and information into the computer through input devices such as keyboard 162 and indicator device 161 (known as a mouse, trackball or trackpad). Other input devices (not shown) may include a microphone, a joystick, a game controller, a satellite dish, and a scanning stomach. These are connected to the processing unit 120 via a user input interface 160 coupled to the system busbar by other input devices, but It can also be connected by other interfaces and bus structure, such as parallel port, game port or universal serial bus (USB). Monitor 191 or other display device can also be connected through interface, such as image interface 19〇, To the system bus 121. In addition to the monitor, the computer can also include other peripheral output devices, such as the racquet 197 and the printer 196, which can be connected through the output peripheral interface 190. The computer 110 can be logically connected to one or Multiple remote computers, such as remote shame 180, operate in a network environment. The remote computer can be a personal computer, server, router, network pc, point device, or other shared network node, and usually contains Many or all of the above-mentioned computer UG components, but only one memory storage device is shown in Figure 1A. The logical connection described in Figure 1A contains the regional network. (lan) 17i 13 201227349 and wide area network (WAN) 173, but can also include other networks. This network environment is quite common in offices, corporate computer networks, intranets, and the Internet. In the LAN network environment, the computer ι10 is connected to the lan 171 through the network interface or adapter 170. When used in a WAN environment, the computer 11 typically includes a data machine 172 or other component that establishes communication on the WAN 173. , such as the Internet. An inline or external modem can be connected to the system bus 121 via a user input interface 16 or other suitable mechanism. In a network environment, a program module or a portion of a program module associated with a computer can be stored in a remote memory storage device. By way of example and not limitation to this example, Figure 1A illustrates a remote application 185 located on memory device 18i. We can understand the network connections shown as an example, so you can use other components that establish communication links between computers. We can understand the network connections shown as an example, so you can use other components that establish communication links between computers. Suppose there is any kind of communication protocol, such as TCP/ip, Ethernet, FTp, HTTp, etc.' and the line can operate in master-slave (4), allowing users to retrieve web pages from the web server. . Any of the traditional web cafes can be used to display and manipulate data on web pages. The programming interface (or more simply "master", "face J) can be seen as any mechanism, pain, communication protocol, can make one or more 葙, 夕 竭 区 ^ ^ and one or more other code The functional communication provided by the segment is 、., access. In addition, the programming interface can be regarded as the system component in the I丨> second-night mechanism, method, function call, module, 14 201227349 object, etc. "Code section" in one-sided sentence that is combined with other levels - or multiple mechanisms, methods, function squeaks, modules, etc. - Words are used to contain - or multiple instructions or code columns, and include, for example, ^Code module, object, sub-normal, function, etc. 'Whether the applied vocabulary or code section is applied individually, or whether the code section is provided as source code, intermediate code or object code, the code is W Whether the functionality of the execution time system or process, or whether it is in (4) on the same or different machines or distributed through multiple machines, or in the code segment, is within the entire software, the entire hardware, or a combination of hardware and software. Implementation. In terms of ideas, the programming interface can generally be viewed as shown in Figure 1B or Figure (1). Figure 1B illustrates the interface Interfacel as a conduit for communicating the first and second code segments. Figure 1C illustrates an interface that includes interface objects II and 12 (which may or may not be part of the first second code portion) that allow the first or second code portion of the system to communicate through the media. From the first (: figure, we can consider the interface 11 and Η as the individual interfaces of the same system, and also consider the objects η and η plus the media Μ interface. Although the first and lc diagrams show two-way flow and each The interface on one side of the flow, the specific implementation only has information flow in one direction (or no information flow as described below), or only the interface object on the side. By way of example, and without this limitation, like Application programming interfaces (APIs), logging points, methods, functions, subroutines, remote program calls, and component object models ((: 〇) interface are all covered in the definition of the programming interface. The aspect may include a method for transmitting the 15 201227349 information (the "information" which is widely used herein to include information, commands, requirements, etc.) to the second code segment by using the first code segment, thereby The method of receiving information in the second code segment, and the structure, order, syntax, organization, rules, timing and content of the information. In this aspect, the underlying transmission medium itself operates on the 'I side, It may not matter whether the connection is wired or wireless or a combination of the two and whether the information is transmitted by the interface. In the special case, the information is not transmitted in one direction or two directions in a traditional way, and the information transmission can be Through other mechanisms (such as information placed in a buffer, file, etc. separate from the code segment) or non-existent or simple access to a code segment is performed by the second code segment Functionality. Any or all of these aspects are important in known situations, such as depending on whether the code section is slack fit or part of the system within the configuration, so this list should be considered and not The concept of this programming interface is well known to those skilled in the art and has been clarified from the foregoing detailed description of the invention. However, there are other ways to implement the programming interface, and unless explicitly excluded, all packages 3 are in this specification. At the end of the scope of the patent application disclosed. This other approach seems to be more sophisticated or complex than the simplified diagram from the 1st and 1C diagrams. This performs similar functions to achieve the same result. At this point we will briefly explain some alternative implementations of the programming interface. Decomposition uses communication to break into multiple decentralized communications, indirectly from one code segment to another. Communication. This is illustrated graphically in the 16th 201227349 ID and 1E diagrams. As shown, some interfaces can be illustrated by a separable set of functions. Thus, the interface functionality of the 1B and lc diagrams can be decomposed. To achieve the same result 'just like the mathematical method 2 times 2 times 3 times 2 times to produce 24 - so, as shown in Figure 1D, the interface

The functions provided by Interfacel can be subdivided to convert interface communication into multi-interface InterfacelA, InterfacelB,

InterfacelC and so on, and achieve the same result. The function provided by the interface η can be subdivided into multi-interfaces Ila, Ilb, Ilc, etc. as shown in Fig. 1E to achieve the same result. Similarly, the second code segment interface 12 receiving information from the first code segment can be decomposed into a plurality of interfaces I2a, I2b, I2c, and the like. When decomposing, the number of interfaces containing the first code segment does not need to match the number of interfaces containing the second code segment. In the case of the 1D and 1E, the functional spirits of the interfaces Interfacel and II are the same as those of the 1B and 1C, respectively. The decomposition of the interface also follows the splicing, mutual and other mathematical properties, which makes it difficult to recognize the decomposition. For example, the order of operations may not be important, so the functionality of the interface can be performed by other code or interfaces before reaching the interface, or by individual components of the system. Furthermore, those skilled in programming techniques know that there are many ways to make different function calls and achieve the same result. Redefining In some cases, specific aspects of the programming interface (such as parameters) can be ignored, added, or redefined, while still achieving the desired results. This is illustrated in Figures 1F and 1G. For example, the hypothetical interface of the ib diagram Interfacel contains a function call Square (input, precision, round out), 17 201227349 contains three parameters: input, precision, output call, and from the first code section to the first Two code segments. If the intermediate parameter accuracy does not matter in the known case, as shown in Figure 1F, it can be ignored or even replaced with a meaningless (in this case) parameter. It is also possible to add extraneous extra parameters. In both events, the functionality of the square can be achieved and the output is sent back after the input is squared with the second code segment. Accuracy is a parameter that is quite meaningful for some downstream or calculations "other parts", but the accuracy can be used to calculate the square, but it can be replaced or omitted. For example: instead of passing a valid precision value, it can be passed like There is no meaningful effect on the oysters and the results are not adversely affected. Similarly, as shown in Figure 1G, the interface is replaced by two τι, "囟由;丨11", redefining as ignoring or adding Parameters to interface. The interface 12 can be redefined as a duplicate 12'' to ignore non-essential parameters or parameters that have been processed elsewhere. The point here is that in some cases, the programming interface can contain fields like parameters, which are not needed for some purposes, so they can be ignored or redefined, or processed elsewhere for other purposes. Inline coding

It is also possible to combine some or all of the functionality of two different code modules, so that the "interface" will change form. For example, the functionality of the first and first graphs can be converted to the mth map and the U2 functionality, respectively. In Figure 1H, the first and second gamma segments of the previous section are incorporated into the module containing both shackles. In this case, the code sections can still be left with each other's but the interface will be adjusted to be more suitable for a group. So, for example, the official Call and Return 18 201227349 are no longer needed, but the similar processing or response according to Interfacel is "", valid. Similarly, as shown in the figure, the file (or all) interface 12 from the figure can be written into the interface n to form the interface I 1 , f 0 Jfr. ° 'Interface 12 is divided into I2a and I2b, and the interface part has been used, I used; the inside of the 11-line coded to form the interface 11 ". For a specific example, consider the interface π from the 1C diagram to perform a function call square (input, round out), received by the interface 12, and after processing the value passed by the second code region and input (for calculating the square of the input) ), using the output to send back the result of the square. In this case, the processing performed by the second code segment (square round) can be performed by the first code segment without calling the interface. Separation By interrupting communication to multiple distributed communications, communication from one code segment to another can be indirectly achieved. This is illustrated graphically in Figure 1J and Figure 1. As shown in the figure ij, one or more pieces of code are provided (separate interface, because it terminates the functionality from the original interface and/or the interface function is switched off) to convert the communication on the first interface Interfacei. Reach different interfaces, in this case interface Interface2A, Interface2B and interface2C. This can be achieved, for example, by having an installed application base specified to communicate with the operating system according to the Interfacel protocol, but then the operating system changes to use a different interface, in this case Interface2A, Interface2B and Interface2C. This is because the original interface used in the second code segment has changed, so that it is no longer in phase with the first code segment, so the intermediate media is used to make the new and old interfaces compatible. Similarly, as shown in the figure ικ, the third code segment can be imported into the separation interface DI1, receive communication from the interface n and communicate with the separation interface di2, and transfer the interface functionality to, for example, the interfaces I2a and I2b, The design uses DI2 but provides the same functional results. Similarly, du and DI2 can operate together to translate the functionality of the 1C interface n and 12 into a new operating system that provides the same or similar functional results. Rewriting Still other possible changes are to dynamically rewrite the code, replacing the interface functionality with others but achieving the same overall result. For example, there is a system in which a code section presented in an intermediate language (eg, Micr〇s〇ft ratio, Java ByteCode, etc.) is provided to a Just-in-Time (JIT) compiler or parser within the execution environment. (Like the Net framework, Java Runtime environment, or other similar Runtime type environment). The JIT compiler can be written to dynamically convert communications from the first code region & to confirm that it may be a second code block (original or different second code block) Different interfaces required. This is illustrated in the 1L and 1M drawings. As can be seen from the figure, this approach is similar to the separation case described above. This can be achieved, for example, if an already installed application base specifies communication with the operating system according to the communication protocol, but then the system changes to use different interfaces. The IT compiler can be used to confirm ongoing communication from the installed application to the new interface of the operating system. As in Figure 1M, the method of rewriting the interface dynamically can be applied to dynamic factors, or 20 201227349 to change the interface. It should also be noted that the above-described examples of achieving the same or similar results through interfaces of different embodiments may also be combined in a number of ways, in series and/or in parallel, or with other mediation code. As such, another embodiment presented above is not mutually exclusive and can be mixed, matched, and combined' to produce the same or equivalent cases as the general case shown in Figures 1B and 1C. It should be noted that for most programming architectures, there are other similar methods not described herein that can achieve the same or similar interface functionality 'but nevertheless encompass the spirit and scope of the present invention'. 'Partial functionality that is at least expressed and can lead to benefits is below the interface value. Thumbnails Figures 4A and 4B illustrate an example of an application of the present invention in which an application window thumbnail is provided. In the example of Figure 4A, the work column 4〇〇 containing the work column button is illustrated. Each work column button corresponds to the active application. The work column button 402 corresponds to the "Solitaire" application currently executing on the computer. Similarly, the task bar button 4 corresponds to the word processing application window, the task bar button 405 corresponds to the media player application window, and the task bar button 406 corresponds to the "small abacus" application window. The "Solitaire" thumbnail 401 is provided for the "Take-up" application window and the "Media Player" thumbnail 404 is provided for the "Media Player" application. The corresponding thumbnails can have many ways to evoke. In a non-limiting example, a thumbnail can be invoked by docking the cursor on the corresponding work column button. For example, by using the cursor 21 201227349 on the "Solitaire" work column button 402, you can pick up the "Solitaire" thumbnail 401 °. As shown in Figure 4A, the dynamic thumbnail can provide updates to the application or " On-site content. For example, Ting Media Player can play a movie. As the video plays in the "Media Player" application window (not shown), the video will also play in the "Media Player" thumbnail 404. The media player application itself has been minimized', and the media player thumbnail 404 shows the final stage of the media player application before minimizing. In addition, even if the media player application window itself has been minimized, if it continues to play the movie, the media player thumbnail 4〇4 can continue to play the movie. Figure 4B illustrates another thumbnail example of the present invention. The description column 41 includes a "Solution" work column button 411 corresponding to the "Solitaire" application window (not shown), a document processing work column button 412 corresponding to the document processing application window (not shown), and corresponding to the media. The media player task bar button 4丄3 of the player application window (not shown) and the small abacus work column button 414 corresponding to the veneer application window (not shown). In this example, a "small abacus" thumbnail 4 1 5 is provided. The "Little Abacus" thumbnail 415 shows the current and updated "Small Abacus" application content. In one embodiment of the invention, the "small abacus" thumbnail 415 also updates the application window. For example, the calculation can be performed through the "small abacus" thumbnail 415 to achieve an arithmetic result. This result can be displayed in the "Small Abacus" thumbnail 415 and the "Little Abacus" application window (not shown). In this example, the "==" key is selected from the "small abacus" thumbnail 415 22 201227349 and displays the result in the "small abacus" thumbnail (ie "4"). Even if the calculation is through a "small abacus" The thumbnail 415 is executed, and the result is also reflected in the "Little Abacus" application window (not shown). Figure 5 illustrates another thumbnail application of the present invention in which the thumbnails are shown in the ALT_ΤΑΒ function table. As shown in Figure 5, the display 5 displays the application. In this case, a portion of the "Small Abacus" application window 502 and a portion of the "Solitaire" application window 5〇1 are visible on the display 5. Each application has a corresponding taskbar button in the taskbar. The "Little Abacus" application has a corresponding "Small Abacus" work column button 503, and the "Solitaire" application has a corresponding "Solitaire" work column button 504. The "Media Player" application is also enabled (not shown) and the corresponding "Media Player" taskbar button is also displayed in the Workbar. In the example illustrated in Figure 5, an ALT-TAB function table 505 is provided that displays the dynamic thumbnails of the active application. In this example, each dynamic thumbnail displays the "live" (that is, updated) content of the corresponding application window. Dynamic thumbnail content can be updated instantly. As the application window is modified or updated, the corresponding dynamic thumbnail will be updated accordingly. Updates to dynamic thumbnails are also instantly available. In this example, the ALT·TAB menu 505 contains a dynamic thumbnail of each active application, regardless of whether the corresponding application's application window is visible on the display. The "Small Abacus" thumbnail 507, the "Media Player" thumbnail 508 and the "Solitaire" thumbnail 509 are described in the ALT-TAB function table 505, and the "Solitaire" thumbnail 509 has been selected. Each dynamic thumbnail provides "live" content. For example: Instantly play a movie in the "Media Player" thumbnail 508 on 23 201227349. Figures 2A and 2B illustrate components of an example display. In Fig. 2A, the desktop is rendered as a scene graph or a display tree as component 200' and includes a desktop tablecloth 2〇1 and two applications: "small abacus" 2〇2 and "selling dragon" 2〇3. In addition, the desktop contains a work bar 2〇8. In this representation, the window frame and the user area of each window are all parts of the scene graph. The window movement changes to a conversion value within the display tree. Each of the applications in this example includes a view frame 204, 205 and window contents 206, 207, respectively. The work column 208 package a depends on the inner valley 209. In Figure 2A, the components on the display can be presented from left to right. Therefore, the desktop tablecloth 201 is displayed after the "small abacus" 203 application window, and the "small abacus" is displayed after the "selling dragon" 202 application window. Figure 2B illustrates the display 'as shown in Figure 2A. The display includes a desktop tablecloth 220 of the background. The "Little Abacus" application window 222 is displayed before the desktop tablecloth, and the "Solitaire" application window 221 is displayed before the "Small Abacus" application window 222 and the desktop tablecloth 22. As shown in Figure 2B, 'each application window can be represented by a work column button in the work column 225. In this example, the "small abacus" application is represented by the work column button 223 in the work column 225, and the "cell" application is represented by the work column button 224 in the work column 225. Each of the small abacus application windows 222 and the "dragon" application window 221 includes a window frame and window contents, such as displayed on the desktop tablecloth 22 。. 24 201227349 Any tree subnodes described in the table can be used as the content of the A = node. In this way, from other places in the tree, there are many ways to achieve color and "points" in other places in the tree. For the unlimited example, you can use Visual.

Brush VlsUalBrush is a technique used to refer to scene graphs, but it is represented by a "current" collection of graphics ranges, such as position, scale, rotation, opacity, special effects, and so on. This leads to a partial tree-like appearance in a place to be taken elsewhere. For example, if you want the "small abacus" to use the dynamic thumbnail of the program window, call the appropriate programming interface (10) such as the application programming interface or Αρι) to provide the thumbnail master HWND or window code. This example is shown in Figure 3A and Figure. Figure 3A is a scene diagram or display tree diagram illustrating an example of a display assembly of the present invention. In Figure 3A, the desktop is presented as a component or node, and includes a desktop tablecloth 301 and two applications: "Little Abacus" 3〇2 and "Solitaire" 303. Each of the applications in this example includes a window frame 305, 306 and window contents 307, 3, 8, respectively. The desktop within this example also includes a work column 307. In this example, a thumbnail of the "small abacus" application window is provided by the appropriate call. As shown in Figure 3A, the thumbnail master η WND 304 window code is created by the application and logged into the application's thumbnail, such as the "small abacus" application. For example, in the third diagram, the work column 3 07 includes a thumbnail master H WND 304 and a window content 310. The thumbnail master HWND 304 includes a "small abacus" thumbnail 311 and a thumbnail of the application window can be attached to the thumbnail master. Figure 3 The dotted arrow of 201227349 illustrates the thumbnail of the "small abacus" of the thumbnail master HWND 304. 3 11 Back to the point, or from the "small abacus" application window, "small calculations". As a result, the rendered content of the corresponding application window (in this case the "small abacus" application window) is provided instead of just the "live" or dynamic thumbnail of the static view of the application window content. As in the example of Fig. 2A, the components on the display represented in Fig. 3A can be presented from left to right. Therefore, the desktop tablecloth 3〇1 is displayed after the "small abacus" 302 application window, and the "small abacus" is presented after the "snap" 303 application window and the work column 208. Fig. 3B is a diagram showing the display according to Fig. 3A. As shown in Figure 3B, the display includes a desktop tablecloth 320 in the background. The "Little Abacus" application window 322 is displayed before the desktop tablecloth 320, and the "Solitaire" application window 321 is displayed before the "Small Abacus" application window 322 and the desktop tablecloth 32. Work column 326 is also displayed. Each application is accompanied by a corresponding work column button in the work column 3 2 6 . In this example, the "Little Abacus" application is accompanied by a work column button 324, and the "Solitaire" application is accompanied by a work column button 325. In addition, Figure 3B illustrates a thumbnail of the application provided with the "small abacus" application. The "Small Abacus" application and window 322 are accompanied by a work column button 324 in the work column 326, and the "Solitaire" application and window 321 are accompanied by a work column button 325. • Also as shown in Figure 3B, the dynamic thumbnail 323 of the "Little Abacus" application window 322. Thumbnail 323 from back to point or presenting "small abacus"

The window frame 305 of the application 302 is provided with the "small abacus thumbnail" node 311 of the thumbnail master HWND 304 of the window content 308, as illustrated in Figure 3A 26 201227349. The result is a dynamic thumbnail 323 of the "small abacus" application 322 of the "live", that is, the thumbnail is modified with the corresponding modification to the application window itself. As shown in Figure 3B, the "243" value calculated in the "Small Abacus" application window 322 is also reflected in the corresponding thumbnail 323. In the aspect of the invention, dynamic thumbnails are achieved by registering, unregistering, and updating thumbnail features. This login, removal login, and update thumbnail features or modifications can be made through the application interface (API) in the Desktop Windows Manager (DWM). Three example APIs for achieving the thumbnails of the present invention are described herein. API Example 1 - Login of Thumbnails Thumbnails can be generated from a window, such as an application window. In this case, the application window is the source window, and the application window provides the basis for the thumbnail content. In one example, the thumbnail is a minimized version of the application window and contains the entire contents of the application window. In addition, the thumbnail can only contain the selected source window portion. The thumbnail content from the source window is rendered into the second area. This second area specifies a destination window that accommodates thumbnail content based on the source window, which can form the basis of the thumbnail itself. For example, a small window frame outside the application window, a designated area in the display, or a pop-up menu can be used as a destination window to display thumbnails based on the application window.

When the thumbnail has been logged in, it can be robbed. _ β A J is responsible for establishing the relationship between the source window and the destination window. The window bar is full of mw muscle hungry code (HWND) to indicate the ground window used to specify the target 27 201227349. The specified destination window can be used as a target for thumbnail presentation and is owned by the processing of the call or login thumbnail. If the process of logging in thumbnails also has a destination window, you can avoid unwanted changes to the application by other applications. Similarly, the HWND of the source window can also be specified. The size of the cached bitmap can also be specified. For example, the minimum size indicates that the system has received notification of the last known bitmap of the source window. Thus, if the source window is minimized and not visible on the display, the bitmap of the window is maintained and the thumbnail is still visible. The size can vary depending on the application needs of the call. If there are multiple logins in the same source window, the processing will decide which thumbnail size to apply based on current needs. For example, in the case of multiple logins with varying thumbnail sizes, the largest size can be used. The API can also contain code that represents a thumbnail login. This code is unique to the processing of the outgoing call, so that the thumbnail can later remove the login from the process it is logged into. An example of an API for logging in thumbnails is as follows:

Typedef HANDLE HTHUMBNAIL;

HRESULT

DwmRegisterThumbnail ( HWND dstWindow, HWND srcWindow, SIZE *lpMinimizedSize, OUT HTHUMBNAIL * lphThumbnail 28 201227349 ); where dstWindow represents the destination window, srcWindow represents the source window, lpMinimizedSize means that once SrcWindow has been minimized, the system will cache the source window ( The size of the last known bitmap of srcWindow) and IphThumbnail is a return value indicating that the unique code represents the login made in the call. API Example 2 - Modification or setting of the thumbnail feature After the thumbnail is registered, the content from the source window or a part thereof is placed as a thumbnail in the destination window. For example, when calling, the updated thumbnail feature API can modify or update the rendering of the thumbnail in the destination window. For example, UpdateThumbnail Properties can be used to set the characteristics of thumbnails, such as visibility, shape, rectangle, and so on. The Update Thumbnail Feature API indicates the thumbnail code to be updated. The update to the thumbnail contains any modifications to the thumbnail, including but not limited to the position of the thumbnail, the size of the thumbnail, the source window portion used for the thumbnail, and the destination window portion used for the thumbnail. Opacity or transparency, the visibility of thumbnails, special effects of thumbnails (such as rotation, twisting, breaking, etc.) and so on. In other examples, the thumbnail may be updated or modified from the process in which it is logged in. In one example, the call thumbnail code is repeated to the destination window, such that the thumbnail can be moved around the destination window. In this case, the thumbnail can be repositioned within the destination. For example, in the TAB window, use the re-call thumbnail to the destination window to change the order of the thumbnails. The number can be used for modification or setting of the thumbnail feature. There are many parameters here 29 201227349 • : Tampering or. An example of the feature of the collapsed graph, such as but not limited to the flag, through the use of parameters, the API structure can be more easily modified, so that the API is more resilient and will be updated in the future. The parameter specifies the characteristics of the thumbnail to be used' and can itself be defined by a specific constant. For example, when you want to use less than the entire source window for the amount, the parameter can be defined and mapped to the source view parameter, which defines the source window area or portion to be used as a thumbnail in the destination window. In this example, only the specific portion of the source window indicated by the source window parameter is used for thumbnails in the destination window. In this example, the portion of the source window used as a thumbnail in the destination window is indicated by the coordinates of the display. For example, if the desired part is a rectangle in the source window, the API can specify a parameter to indicate the intersection of the rectangle and the source window to obtain the final rectangle to be a thumbnail. As the example does not, the coordinates (0, 〇) can be set to the upper left corner of the window area. The parameters defined and corresponding to the desired source window parameters can be set to indicate that only the specific source window portion is used as a thumbnail, and the specified source window portion will be deprecated by the provided coordinates. Although there are many ways to specify the source (4) coordinates and the desired parts, one of the examples may include defining a partial source window using the intersection of the provided rectangle and the intersecting actual source window. In addition, some of the destination windows to be used for thumbnails can be specified by defining and pairing parameters to the destination window parameters. In this case, do not want to. For the entire window to be used for thumbnails and only part of the destination window to be used for thumbnails, the *destination window parameter specifies the destination window area in which the thumbnails are to be rendered. If this is the case, there is a way to render only the desired area defined by the destination window (ie, when the rendering occurs outside the specified area). In addition, a method of determining the position of the thumbnail in the partial destination window is to determine the intersection of the partial destination window to be used and the destination window itself. This avoids being rendered outside of the specified area. The parameters that correspond to the parameters of the destination window can be used to specify the area from the source window that is used as a thumbnail within the specified area. In this example, if the destination window parameter is not defined, the entire specified window can be used as a thumbnail content. Any number of other thumbnail features can be specified within the API. For example: You can specify the opacity or transparency of the thumbnail. In one aspect of this example of the invention, parameters can be assigned to specify the opacity (or transparency) of the thumbnail, for example, 2 5 5 can be considered as completely opaque and 〇 can be completely transparent. Thus, if the definition is defined and the parameter corresponding to the opacity parameter, the specified assignment value for the opacity of the thumbnail is applied. As a result, the thumbnails show the degree of opacity that the user desires. According to additional examples, thumbnails can be made visible or invisible on demand. Parameters that define and correspond to visibility parameters are available. The visibility parameter can be a Boolean value, so when the visibility parameter is "true", the thumbnail can be seen. If the visibility parameter is "injury", the thumbnail cannot be seen. The invention is not limited to any particular modification of the thumbnails, and any modifications of the thumbnails are within the scope of the invention. The API example for updating or modifying thumbnails is DwmUpdateThumbnallProperties, as shown below:

HRESULT 31 201227349

DwmUpdateThumbnai 1 Properties ( HTHUMBNAIL hThumbnail, DWM_THUMBNAIL_PROPERTIES *ptnProperties );

#define DWM_TNP #define DWM_TNP #define DWM_TNP #define DWM TNP RECTDESTINATION 0X00000001 RECTSOURCE 0X00000002 OPACITY 0X00000004 VISIBILITY 0X00000008

Typedef struct_DWM_THUMBNAIL_PROPERTIES DWORD dwFlags; RECT rcDestination; RECT rcSource; BYTE opacity; BOOL fVisible; } DWM_THUMBNAI L_PROPERTIES; where dwFlags defines a parameter or flag that corresponds to a parameter specifying the subsequent characteristics to be used. In this example, the resource parameter specifies the source window parameter to be used as the source window (srcWindow) area of the thumbnail, rcDestination is the destination window parameter of the destination window (dstWindow) to be rendered for the specified thumbnail, and opacity is the control. The opacity parameter of the thumbnail opacity (for example, set from 0 to 255), and 32 201227349 (4) This is the visibility that is invisible or visible according to the Boolean value specified.

ApI Example 3 - Removal of thumbnails When the login field is not needed, the relationship between the source and destination windows is removed. For example, if the view is no longer enabled, the window and thumbnail can be achieved by removing the login association. The relationship between. This frees up resources. Furthermore, when the login process is retracted, the thumbnail can be released. The example of the one used to remove the login thumbnail is DwmUnregisterThumbnai.

HRESULT

DwmUnregisterThumbnail ( HTHUMBNAIL hThumbnail ); The figure is a flowchart illustrating a process example for providing a thumbnail of the present invention, including "live" or dynamic thumbnails. In step 6〇丨, the application requests the first top window or the source window to display a thumbnail, which may also be located in the second top window or the destination window section to provide Αρι. Thus, the first top-level window or source window can be rendered as the topmost object within the destination window. An unrestricted example of this implementation is the ATL_TAB view, in which a thumbnail corresponding to the source window is provided within the ALT-TAB window (i.e., the destination window). In step 602, a thumbnail code can be provided for the DWM call Register. Multiple calls can also be made in the same source window or on the same destination window. "In the ALT-TAB paradigm, multiple calls on the same source window and the same destination window will cause thumbnails in the ALT_TAB window to re-33 201227349 configuration In the other examples, the larger and/or styling application thumbnails can be provided when thumbnails are selected. In the other examples, the 2 sequence of thumbnails can be changed by subsequent login calls. To change the z-order of the thumbnails relative to other display elements, you can log in to the new thumbnails with other thumbnail login calls. After setting the characteristics of the new thumbnail corresponding to the old thumbnail, you can remove the old thumbnail. Thus, in this example, the z-order of thumbnails can be changed by multiple logins of thumbnails. In addition, multiple source windows can be called for the same destination window. In this example, calling multiple source windows for a destination window results in multiple different thumbnails being provided within the destination window. Still in other examples, dynamic thumbnails can be displayed in other dynamic thumbnails. For example, a first dynamic thumbnail with a higher z-sequence can be placed in a larger dynamic thumbnail of an application with a lower Z-order. In this example, the thumbnails are embedded in other thumbnails. In addition, special effects can be applied to thumbnails or any embedded _. In addition, any 2 sequential thumbnails can be concatenated to any other thumbnail of the Z order. For example: at least one thumbnail (not f z order) can be placed in a larger dynamic thumbnail of any z-order application. A similarly large dynamic thumbnail can be placed in any other dynamic thumbnail of the z-order. In this way, thumbnails can be contiguous regardless of the Z order. In step 603, the DWM login process/ID pair is given a thumbnail. DWM can maintain a global list of thumbnail logins, each of which is paired with a corresponding thumbnail code (HWND). The global list can be transferred in many ways depending on the needs of the user. For example, the appropriate way to maintain the global list is to use the destination window (dstWindow) to include the thumbnails in the special & ^, er, so 34 201227349 any desired destination window can be effectively accessed. In addition, thumbnails within any particular destination window can be organized in a logical order, either in an overlapping order or in a z-order. In other examples, the DWM can "snap" the valleys (ie, store the contents of the window at the time) before the window is minimized. The DWM snapshots the window content into, for example, a bitmap of a particular size. The size can be determined by the re-login API' and is the appropriate size for the thumbnail map. After the window is minimized, the contents of the window have been preserved, so the thumbnail corresponding to the application window is still available. In addition, windows that have been minimized can be temporarily "parked" out of the display, rather than being minimized. In this mode, the application can continue to transfer information and materials to update thumbnails. Thus, if the thumbnail login occurs after the application window is "minimized", the thumbnail is still logged in and the update is as if the window was not minimized. In addition, if the thumbnail registration is not feasible, the thumbnail can be replaced by a graphic or subtitle column. In step 604, an update to the thumbnail feature is determined and implemented. In modifying or updating the thumbnail feature, DWM can modify the global list accordingly. For example, the DWM application can add thumbnails to the scene graphs it owns (such as Figure 2A or Figure 38), where the appropriate top-level viewtooth node representing the target window will be based on additional drawing instructions from the source window (ie sreWindow) )repaint. Any other changes or effects on the thumbnail can also be incorporated, such as scaling, positioning, opacity, invisibility or special effects. The thumbnail is modified in accordance with the received indication in step 605. For example: The right fVisible parameter is "true" then the UpdateThumbnail API can modify this view of the thumbnail node' or the UpdateThumbnail API can add 35 201227349 (or reduce) the opacity of the thumbnail, +) a ° in the execution of the thumbnail After all the modifications made, the DWM process determines whether 3 ^ a μ is to be removed from the thumbnail. This process for deciding whether or not to remove the login thumbnail can be performed individually from updateThumbnail. In this case, a removal log may occur on page 606 due to IWgister's job, bnail her call (not shown), and it is determined whether the DWM process has received the API to remove the login. If the remove login # Αρι is received, the pairing with the corresponding thumbnail ID is removed (for example, from the thumbnail login global list maintained within the dwm process). In the step, the top window is re-issued to indicate the stream because the thumbnail has been removed. The result 'the thumbnail will be removed. In one example, stopping the cursor on the taskbar button causes a thumbnail of the corresponding application to be displayed. When the cursor stays on the taskbar button, the process creates a new top-level window code (HWND) for the master thumbnail. Handle the call using the application's Windows code (HWND) re-login API as the source of the thumbnail content (ie srcWindow). The new top layer HWND of the master thumbnail is the destination window (dstWindow). The thumbnail from the source window or part of it will be placed in the destination window. The thumbnail can contain the entire source window content or only the predetermined or selected portions disclosed above. The Update Thumbnail API can modify or remove thumbnails. For example, the thumbnail can be repositioned relative to the corresponding icon, or the effect can be applied to the thumbnail (eg transparency, invisibility, distortion, etc. When the cursor is removed from the work column button, the top HWND of the master thumbnail can be removed Log in, this will hide the thumbnail. In addition, the thumbnail can be updated to be invisible, so the 36 201227349 map is still logged in and can still be evoked. In another method, the task column can be assigned to create each window. In this example, the code may be used to place thumbnails using thumbnail visibility and destination rectangles. It will be appreciated that the present invention can be embodied in many forms and embodiments. The present invention is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive of the invention. The scope of the changes and substitutions, and in some embodiments, certain features of the invention may be used without the corresponding use of other features. The scope of the patent application is to be interpreted broadly and in accordance with the scope of the invention. [FIG. 1A] FIG. 1A illustrates an example of a system for implementing the present invention, which includes a general purpose computing device in the form of a computer. Figures 1B through 1M show general-purpose computer environments that support the present invention - or multi-state. Figure 2A is a scene graph or display tree diagram illustrating an example of a display component. Figure 2B illustrates a sample according to Figure 2A. Display Assembly. ' Figure 3A is a scene diagram illustrating an example of a display assembly of the present invention or a display tree diagram. Figure 3B illustrates a display according to Figure 3A. 37 201227349 Figures 4A and 4B illustrate applications provided therein An example of an application of the present invention in a thumbnail of a program window. Figure 5 illustrates another thumbnail application of the present invention in which the thumbnail is displayed in the ALT-TAB function table. Fig. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of processing for providing a thumbnail. [Main component symbol description] 20 computer 147 program data 100 computing environment 150 interface 110 computer 151 disk drive 120 processing unit 152 removable disk 121 system convergence 155 CD player 130 system memory 156 removable optical disk 131 read only memory 160 user input interface 132 random access memory 161 indicator device 133 basic input / output system 162 keyboard 134 operating system 170 adapter 135 application 171 area network 136 program module 172 data machine 137 program data 173 wide area network 140 hard disk machine 180 remote computer 141 hard disk machine 181 memory storage device 144 operating system 185 remote application program 38 201227349 145 application program 146 Group 196 printer 197 ° spurs eight 200 components 201 desktop tablecloth 202 small abacus 203 Solitaire 204 window frame 205 window frame 206 window content 207 window content 208 work column 209 window content 220 desktop tablecloth 221 "Solitaire" application window 222 " Small abacus application window 223 work column button 224 work column button 225 work column 300 component 190 image interface 191 monitor 303 Solitaire 304 thumbnail host HWND 305 window frame 306 window frame 307 work column 308 window content 309 window content 310 window Content 311 "Small abacus" thumbnail 320 desktop tablecloth 321 "Solitaire" application Windows 322 "Small abacus" application window 323 dynamic thumbnail 324 work column button 325 column button 326 work column 400 work column 401 "Solitaire" thumbnail 402 work column button 39 201227349 301 desktop tablecloth 302 small abacus 405 work column button 406 Work column button 410 work 歹 ij 411 "Solitaire" work column button 412 paperwork work column button 413 media player work column button 414 small abacus work column button 415 "small abacus" thumbnail 5 〇〇 screen 403 work column Button 404 "Media Player" thumbnail 5.3 "Solitaire" application window 502 "Small abacus" application window 503 "small abacus" taskbar button 504 "Solitaire" taskbar button 505 ALT-TAB function table 506 works Column button 507 "small abacus" thumbnail 508 "media player" thumbnail 5 〇 9 "Solitaire" thumbnail

Claims (1)

201227349 VII. Patent application scope: '1· A computer storage medium storing computer usable instructions. When the computer usable instructions are used by a computer* device, the computer usable instructions cause the computer device to perform a method, the method comprising The following steps: a display step of displaying a work column having a plurality of work column buttons, each work column button corresponding to an enabled application window; receiving step 'receiving an input indicating a user, the user positioning a cursor On a first work column button in the work column, the first work column button corresponds to a first enabled application window; the displaying step, after receiving the input, displays a dynamic thumbnail, the dynamic The thumbnail contains content corresponding to the first enabled application window; and the modifying step 'dynamically modifies the content of the dynamic thumbnail based on the modification of the content for the first enabled application window. 2. The computer storage medium of claim 1, wherein the content of the dynamic thumbnail is modified as soon as the content of the first enabled application window is modified. 3. The computer storage medium of claim j, wherein the first enabled application comprises a media play window, wherein the content of the media play window includes a played video and the towel is dynamic. The content of _ corresponds to the video played in the media play window. The computer storage medium of claim 3, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: minimizing the step of 'minimizing the media play window, wherein the media play window has a media associated with 201227349 _Sequence program, the media plaque program continues to play the video; and when the media broadcast window is minimized, 'as the video continues to play in the media play application privately' will continue to display in the mobile The video of the time. 5. The computer storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: receiving a step of 'receiving user input for the dynamic thumbnail; and modifying a step according to the dynamic thumbnail User input, modify the first enabled application window. 6. The computer storage medium of claim 5, wherein the step of receiving user input for the dynamics comprises the steps of: receiving a step of 'receiving user modification of the content for the dynamic thumbnail; The step of modifying the first enabled application window includes the following steps: a modification step of modifying the content of the first enabled application window according to the user modification of the content for the dynamic thumbnail. 7' The computer storage tree and body as described in claim 5, wherein the first enabled application window comprises a small calculator application window, and the content of the dynamic thumbnail contains a corresponding The small abacus application window is a small abacus, wherein the step of receiving user input for the dynamic thumbnail comprises the following steps: receiving step 'receiving user input for the dynamic thumbnail, the user input causes a calculation The result is presented in the dynamic thumbnail, and wherein the step of modifying the first enabled application 42 201227349 program window according to the user input for the dynamic thumbnail comprises the following steps: modifying the step, modifying the first enablement The content of the application window to display the result of the calculation. 8. The computer storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: receiving a step of receiving a user input to minimize the dynamic thumbnail; and minimizing the step of receiving After the user input of the dynamic thumbnail is minimized, the dynamic thumbnail is minimized. 9. The computer storage medium of claim 1, wherein the dynamic thumbnail is displayed adjacent to the first work column button. 1. The computer storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: receiving a step of receiving another input indicating the user, the user positioning the cursor in the work column One of the second work column buttons, the second work column button corresponding to a second enabled application window; the displaying step 'after receiving the input, displaying a second dynamic thumbnail, the second dynamic The thumbnail includes content corresponding to the content of the second enabled application window; and a modification step of modifying the content of the second dynamic thumbnail according to the modification of the second enabled application window content. 11. The computer storage medium of claim </ RTI> wherein the dynamic thumbnail and the second dynamic thumbnail are displayed simultaneously. 12. A method of implementing a computer device comprising: a processor and/or a battery 43 201227349 brain storage medium, the method comprising the steps of: displaying a step corresponding to an enabled application window a dynamic thumbnail, the dynamic thumbnail containing content corresponding to the enabled application window; a modifying step of modifying the content of the dynamic thumbnail according to the modification of the content of the enabled application window; receiving step Receiving user input for the dynamic thumbnail; and modifying step 'modifying the enabled application window according to the user input for the dynamic thumbnail. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of receiving user input for the dynamic thumbnail comprises the steps of: receiving a step of 'receiving user modification of the content for the dynamic thumbnail; and wherein The step of modifying the enabled application window includes the following steps: a modification step of modifying the content of the enabled application window according to the user modification of the content for the dynamic thumbnail. 14' The method of claim 2, wherein the enabled application window comprises a small abacus application window, and the content of the dynamic thumbnail includes a window corresponding to the small abacus application window The small abacus, wherein the step of receiving user input for the dynamic thumbnail comprises the steps of: receiving step 'receiving user input for the dynamic thumbnail, the user input causing a calculation result to be presented on the dynamic thumbnail And the step of modifying the enabled application window according to the user input for the dynamic thumbnail includes the following steps: 44 201227349 Modifying step 'Modify the content of the enabled application window to display the calculation result . 15. The method of claim </ RTI> wherein the dynamic thumbnail is displayed in response to receiving an input from a user, the user clicking a key combination on a keyboard. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the plurality of additional dynamic thumbnails corresponding to the application windows enabled on the plurality of sides are also displayed in response to receiving an input indicating the user's click This button combination. The method of claim 12, wherein the dynamic thumbnail is displayed in response to receiving an input indicating a user, the user positioning a cursor on a work column button, The work column button corresponds to the enabled application window. 18. A computer storage medium storing computer usable instructions, wherein when the computer is available for use by a computer device, the computer usable instructions cause the computer device to perform a method comprising the steps of: displaying steps having a plurality of One of the work column buttons, each work column button corresponding to an enabled application window; receiving step, receiving input indicating a user, the user clicking a button combination on a keyboard; displaying steps, in After receiving the input, a plurality of dynamic thumbnails are displayed, each of the dynamic thumbnails includes content corresponding to an enabled application window content; and a modification step is performed according to the correction of the content of the corresponding enabled application window. Modify the content of at least one dynamic thumbnail. 19. The computer storage medium of claim 18, wherein the plurality of dynamic thumbnails are initially positioned according to an initial sequence associated with each dynamic thumbnail, and wherein the 45 201227349 method further comprises The following steps: * Change the steps to change the Z order associated with the plurality of dynamic thumbnails. 20. The computer storage medium of claim 18, wherein the plurality of thumbnails are concatenated. 46